After entire Tamil Nadu burning for more than a month, Nadigar Sangam finally came out on Sunday to support the two most burning issues in Tamil Nadu. Holding a silent protest at Chennai’s Valluvar Kottam, under the leadership of Nadigar Sangam President Nassar, the actors and other artistes were gathered wanted to put pressure on the central government to constitute the Cauvery Management Board, and also supported the agitation against the Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi.

The protest, observed from 9am to 1pm, saw many actors in attendance including Vijay, Dhanush, Surya, Vivek, Siva Karthikeyan, Kamal Haasan, Rajnikanth and several Nadigar Sangam functionaries including its president Nasser and general secretary Vishal.

While almost the entire Tamil cinema fraternity participated in this protest, Silambarasan chose not to participate, and instead voiced his displeasure in a press meet at his T Nagar residence. While interacting with media aggressively, STR said that he doesn't believe in "silent protests". "Silence isn't an option for anything. We need to talk it out. Also, I must confess I wasn't extended an invitation," he added.